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  Bihar Legislative Council rejects RJD’s request to appoint Rabri Devi as LoP

  August 04, 2017 15:06 IST

  “A strength of 9 MLCs is required for the post of leader of opposition in the upper house but RJD at present has only 7 MLCs. Hence their application was not in conformity with the rules,” Deputy Chairman said.

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  Another SP MLC quits party, joins BJP

  August 04, 2017 15:01 IST

  Three sitting MLCs Bukkal Nawab and Yashwant Singh (both Samajwadi Party) and Thakur Jaiveer Singh (BSP) had earlier resigned from the membership of the House.

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  Congress MP objects to Sushma Swaraj’s remarks calling him 'CPEC supporter'

  August 04, 2017 13:42 IST

  The Congress MP also alleged that the External Affairs Minister stands up to criticise him without taking notes.

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  SP, BSP oppose renaming of Mughalsarai railway station

  August 04, 2017 12:58 IST

  The railway station came into being in 1862 when the East India Company linked Howrah to Delhi by rail.

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  PM Narendra Modi to address NDA MPs today

  August 04, 2017 9:36 IST

  PM Modi's meeting with NDA MPs comes a day ahead of the Vice President`s election on Saturday.

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  Rahul Gandhi to visit flood-hit north Gujarat today

  August 04, 2017 8:17 IST

  During the visit, Gandhi is scheduled to take a tour of Banaskantha and Patan districts, which are the worst affected regions in the recent floods in the state in 70 years.

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  Gorkhaland protests: Shutdown enters 50th day, GJM demands withdrawal of police

  August 04, 2017 0:05 IST

  The GJM rallies on 50th day of indefinite shutdown demanded restoration of internet services and an immediate withdrawal of police personnel from Darjeeling hills.

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  Gujarat floods: State govt announces Rs 1,500 cr relief package for Banaskantha, Patan

  August 03, 2017 23:49 IST

  Gujarat government today announced a special relief package of Rs 1,500 crore for the flood-affected Banaskantha and Patan districts.

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  Parliament passes bill on IIITDM in Andhra Pradesh's Kurnool

  August 03, 2017 23:27 IST

  The Indian Institutes of Information Technology (Amendment) Bill, 2017 was passed by voice vote in Rajya Sabha.

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  Oppn to move 2 privilege motions against Sushma Swaraj in RS

  August 03, 2017 23:53 IST

  Leaders of different political parties will move two privilege motions against Sushma Swaraj for allegedly "providing wrong information" during his speech today.

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  BJP overtakes Congress to emerge as single largest party in Rajya Sabha

  August 03, 2017 23:35 IST

  With MP Sampatiya Uikey's entry, BJP today overtook Congress to become the largest political party in the Rajya Sabha.

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  Sikkim standoff: 'War not a solution, we are speaking to China on everything', Sushma Swaraj says in Parliament

  August 03, 2017 20:14 IST

  External Affairs minister Sushma Swaraj is replying to a debate on "India's foreign policy and engagement with strategic partners" in the Rajya Sabha

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  ‘Doors of diplomacy closing’, says Cong as Oppn asks govt to spell roadmap on dealing with China

  August 03, 2017 18:21 IST

  Opposition parties also accused the government of spoiling relations with the neighbours and felt that India should not be isolated in the process of isolating Pakistan

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  Sharad Yadav 'compromising with corruption': JD(U) targets leader for opposition to BJP alliance

  August 03, 2017 16:47 IST

  The JD(U) today targeted former party president Sharad Yadav for his opposition to party’s alliance with the BJP in Bihar.

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  'Motley secular parties' can't take on Narendra Modi after Nitish’s somersault: CPI-M

  August 03, 2017 16:04 IST

  The political somersault by Nitish Kumar will rank as one of the biggest of its kind in India's political history, CPI-M journal "People's Democracy" said in an editorial

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  100 bridges can collapse any time, Nitin Gadkari tells Parliament

  August 03, 2017 14:42 IST

  Gadkari said that his ministry has completed safety audit of 1.6 lakh bridges in the country and found more than 100 structures to be in dilapidated condition.

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  Donate land for a government job, says Meghalaya CM Mukula Sangma

  August 03, 2017 13:46 IST

  "We have approved a policy to ensure that 'generous people' who provide land to the government would be reciprocated with government jobs in Grade-III and Grade-IV posts," Meghalaya CM said.

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  'Pranab Da, you have been a father figure to me': PM Modi's heartfelt letter to former President

  August 03, 2017 16:40 IST

  Former President Pranab Mukherjee today said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's letter which he received on his last day in office touched his heart.

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  My brother is ‘clean and a law-abiding citizen’, claims Karnataka minister Shivakumar’s brother

  August 03, 2017 8:47 IST

  “Whatever Income Tax people ask, we will give proper answer, documents and things... my brother is clean and a law-abiding citizen,” Shivakumar's brother said.

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  I-T raids at powerful Karnataka minister hosting Guajarat MLAs sparks political storm

  August 02, 2017 23:44 IST

  I-T raids at D K Shivakumar, who was overseeing the stay of 44 Congress MLAs from Gujarat at a resort near Bengaluru, sparked a political storm.

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  In Haryana, Amit Shah targets Congress, INLD over lack of internal democracy

  August 02, 2017 23:32 IST

  BJP president Amit Shah today said that political parties whose internal democracy was not intact could never contribute towards making the country's democracy stronger.

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  Union Cabinet approves amendment in RPA to extend proxy voting to NRIs

  August 02, 2017 23:24 IST

  The Union Cabinet today cleared a proposal to extend proxy voting to overseas Indians by amending electoral laws.

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  Union Cabinet approves scrapping of no-detention policy till Class 8

  August 02, 2017 23:15 IST

  Union Cabinet today approved the scrapping of the no-detention policy in schools till Class 8.

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  NOTA in Gujarat RS polls: SC to hear Congress' plea Thursday, BJP too seeks withdrawal

  August 02, 2017 22:20 IST

  The BJP has also approached the Election Commission seeking removal of the NOTA option in the upcoming Rajya Sabha election in Gujarat.

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  Tamil Nadu minister C Vijaya Baskar's properties attached

  August 02, 2017 21:02 IST

  Properties of Tamil Nadu minister C Vijaya Baskar have been provisionally attached by the Income Tax department for alleged tax evasion.

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  Sharad Yadav may break away from JD(U) to form new party, hints close aide

  August 02, 2017 20:21 IST

  Sharad Yadav's aide Vijay Verma said the JD(U) leader is in touch with old friends and forming a new party is one of the options.

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  Gujarat Rajya Sabha polls: Congress approaches EC seeking safety, security of its MLAs

  August 02, 2017 20:51 IST

  Congress today approached the Election Commission asking it to ensure the safety and security of its MLAs from Gujarat, ahead of the August 8 Rajya Sabha election.

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  Nitish's inner conscience wakes up when it suits him: Tejashwi

  August 02, 2017 21:56 IST

  Tejashwi Yadav today launched an attack on Nitish Kumar and said Bihar CM'S inner conscience wakes up when it suits him.